Local Sports

October 16, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
Friday nightâ€™s Oak Hill-Kirk game was not a district match. There were no direct playoff implications for either team, but for the Raiders of Oak Hill (3-6; 1-1), this game was just about as important as any theyâ€™ve played this year.
Coming off a dismal performance at Manchester the week before, the Raiders had to have a boost in confidence. With two games to go before facing Winston for a shot at winning district, there was no way the Raiders could go into that game with the level of play or confidence they had in Yazoo City.

October 16, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
The Hebron Christian Eagles (1-7; 0-2) had a 22-14 lead in the middle of the fourth quarter against the Rams of Immanuel (4-5; 1-1) on Friday night.
The Rams took back the momentum on an 80-yard half back pass from their own five-yard line, and they took back the game, scoring 21 unanswered points to defeat the Eagles 35-22.
â€śIt was a heartbreaker,â€ť said Hebron head coach Greg Watkins. â€śWe played real good ball.â€ť
The Eagles led most of the game, thanks to a pair of touchdown runs by Marques Robinson and a 65-yard touchdown rush by Jay Shaw.

October 16, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
The West Point ninth grade football team found their defense in the second half of Thursday nightâ€™s game, at home, against the Yellowjackets of Starkville. The visitors, on the other hand, left their defense in Starkville, as a wild offensive display resulted in a 50-32 win for West Point and a district title for the Green Wave team.
â€śThe kids played hard,â€ť said Green Wave ninth grade coach Brian Sellers. â€śThese kids have worked hard, theyâ€™ve earned it and they deserve it. â€śItâ€™s because of their blue-collar mentality, which is what this townâ€™s all about.â€ť

October 14, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
The West Point Green Wave (6-1; 3-0) will hit the road for just the third time this season today, traveling to Lake Cormorant to take on the Gators (5-2; 2-1) in a district match up. Other than week twoâ€™s trip to Florida, the Green Waveâ€™s only other road game was week sixâ€™s trip to Indianola.

October 14, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
Thereâ€™s quite a bit of pressure off the Oak Hill Academy Raiders (2-6; 1-1) compared to what they faced last Friday. They were coming off a big non-league loss to Lamar, trying to bounce back in the most important district game to date against Manchester Academy.
This week, the Raidersâ€™ contest against Kirk Academy (2-6) does not have any direct playoff implications. The game, however, could effect how the Raiders play in their next district match, as they will spend the next two weeks getting ready for the final-week showdown against Winston.

October 14, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
The Hebron Christian Eagles (1-6; 0-1) are coming into tonightâ€™s ball game with the Rams of Immanuel (3-5; 0-1) having spent the first seven games of the season struggling on offense.
The Eagles have managed to score only as many as 20 points twice this season, going 1-1 in those games.
This week, they will be facing a three-win team, but the good news for the Eagles is that the Rams have had their struggles scoring touchdowns as well.
Immanuel opened the season with a 41-6 loss to Hatley. That was followed by a 28-14 loss to Central Academy.

October 13, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
There are many teams across this state that have already received the bad news. They have lost key district games, and they will not be playing football beyond the final week of the regular season.
While times might seem tough for some of our area schools, Clay County is fortunate enough to be able to say that all three teams, the Hebron Christian Eagles (1-6; 0-1), the Oak Hill Academy Raiders (2-6; 1-1) and the West Point Green Wave (6-1; 3-0) have not sealed their fate as far as the post-season is concerned.

October 13, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
Thanks to clear skies and a lot of hard work, the fall season for youth sports got off to a great start on Monday night, as over a hundred local youths converged on the Parks and Recreation sportsplex to begin the youth soccer season.
As far as fan support goes, Parks Assistant Director Jarrod McDaniel says it was the best turnout he has seen since heâ€™s been with the department.
â€śThere were a lot of people,â€ť McDaniel said. â€śAs far as crowd participation goes, it was the best Iâ€™ve seen.â€ť

October 12, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
Last Friday nightâ€™s Oak Hill-Manchester match up was dubbed the most important game of the year for the Raiders up until that date. Oak hill was going into the road match 2-5, with a 1-0 conference record.
A win meant a secured post-season spot. A loss meant Oak Hill would have to beat Winston, on the road, in the final game of the season to get in they playoffs.
As it turned out, Manchester got their first win of the season on Friday, after starting the season 0-6.

October 12, 2010

By Bryan Davis
Sports Editor
The Green Wave of West Point (6-1; 3-0) are currently riding a four-game winning streak, after defeating Oxford in a close 22-20 home match on Friday.
That game improved their district standings to a perfect 3-0, and they will be looking to make that a perfect four this week, as they hit the road to take on Lake Cormorant (5-2; 2-1).
The Gators dropped a district match for the first time last Friday, as they were shut out by New Hope 21-0.
In a tough conference battle, both of these teams will be vying for a playoff spot on Friday.